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US Renewable Energy Share vs US Annual Working Hours per Worker
US Renewable Energy Share and US Annual Working Hours per Worker correlate at r = -0.67 over 59 years (1965–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.04. Likely spurious (shared time trend).
Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to 0.04 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.67
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 59 (1965–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.79 to -0.50
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.04
Sources
- US Renewable Energy Share (% of primary energy): Our World in Data. US Renewable Energy Share (Our World in Data: Renewables).
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker (hours): Our World in Data. US Annual Working Hours per Worker (Our World in Data: Working hours per worker).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.